Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

As described below, this bill removes certain exclusions from the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act and creates certain criminal offenses when a person is held in violation of the aforementioned act.<br /> <br /> Present law provides that the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act does not apply to:<br /> <br /> (1) A firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person;<br /> <br /> (2) A firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that uses smokeless powder, not black powder, as a propellant;<br /> <br /> (3) Ammunition with a projectile that explodes using an explosion of chemical energy after the projectile leaves the firearm; or<br /> <br /> (4) A firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device.<br /> <br /> This bill removes the above-mentioned exclusions and further provides that an employee or elected or appointed official of a state or local government entity cannot enforce, or assist in the enforcement, of a federal law in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act.<br /> <br /> This bill also creates a criminal offense, classified as a Class A misdemeanor, for a person who disenfranchises another of the person’s constitutional rights enumerated in the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act. This criminal offense also applies to a person who knowingly assists another in violating the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act and a person who orders another to do so, both with different classifications. A person who knowingly assists commits a Class B misdemeanor, while the person who orders the violation commits a Class E felony.<br />